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Hurricane Irma was one of the largest-diameter US Gulf Coast hurricanes. [163] Though large size does not imply strength—which is based on sustained wind measurements—it can mean that more people are exposed to its hazards. [163] Remains of a Florida neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Big Pine Key
Hurricane Irma was the costliest tropical cyclone in the history of the U.S. state of Florida, before being surpassed by Hurricane Ian in 2022. Irma also was the first major hurricane [nb 1] to strike the state since Wilma in 2005 and the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Charley in 2004. Irma developed from a ...
September 10 – Hurricane Irma made landfall on Cudjoe Key as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 130 mph (210 km/h), followed hours later by a second landfall on Marco Island with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). The hurricane caused or contributed to at least 87 deaths in the state, with possibly over 400 deaths related to the storm.
With Irma set to become the second hurricane to hit the United States in as many weeks, Florida emergency management officials began evacuations, ordering tourists to leave the Florida Keys.
They've been affected by numerous major hurricanes throughout history, including the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane, Hurricane Wilma and Hurricane Irma. Southwest Florida (including the Tampa Bay area).
The Key West home of beloved author Shel Silverstein was severely damaged by Hurricane Irma, neighbors have confirmed to the Miami Herald.. Massive trees smashed two houses on Williams Street, one ...
Irma made landfall in Cudjoe Key, Florida at 13:00 UTC on September 10 at Category 4 intensity, with winds of 130 mph (210 km/h) and a central pressure of 931 mbar (27.5 inHg). [2] This made Irma the first Category 4 hurricane to strike Florida since Hurricane Charley in 2004.
Key Largo (Spanish: Cayo Largo) is an island in the upper Florida Keys archipelago and is the largest section of the keys, at 33 miles (53 km) long. It is one of the northernmost of the Florida Keys in Monroe County , and the northernmost of the keys connected by U.S. Highway 1 (the Overseas Highway ).